He's commander in chief. I know there's a whole slew of other people here to make the decision as well, but he has the most influence over them. If he really wanted to, he could've made the US vote for the resolution rather than against.

"“We voted against that resolution because of broader concerns with the resolution’s approach in condemning the death penalty in all circumstances, and it called for the abolition of the death penalty altogether,” Nauert told reporters. “We had hoped for a balanced and inclusive resolution that would better reflect the positions of states that continue to apply the death penalty lawfully, as the United States does.”

If that is true I find it highly irresponsible how some in the media framed this.

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The council was concearned with LGBT rights specifically, and perhaps religious rights if I've heard correctly(?), so no it's not just abolishing the death penalty altogether, it's abolishing it under specific circumstances that target one's freedom.

"“We voted against that resolution because of broader concerns with the resolution’s approach in condemning the death penalty in all circumstances, and it called for the abolition of the death penalty altogether,” Nauert told reporters. “We had hoped for a balanced and inclusive resolution that would better reflect the positions of states that continue to apply the death penalty lawfully, as the United States does.”

If that is true I find it highly irresponsible how some in the media framed this.

Originally posted by MythLord The council was concearned with LGBT rights specifically, and perhaps religious rights if I've heard correctly(?), so no it's not just abolishing the death penalty altogether, it's abolishing it under specific circumstances that target one's freedom.

Perfectly reasonable to abolish, in my opinion.

Well wait, either it was or wasn't about abolishing the death penalty all together. If it wasn't, why oppose it? Because we are cackling supervillains?

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